In this chapter, we will illustrate the potential of blockchain through several applications that have been implemented in various sectors of the economy. We will discover how blockchain disrupted businesses, bringing transparency and enabling traceability across supply chains, how cryptoassets are redesigning business models with tokenization, bringing liquidity and digital representation of any given physical asset, and, finally, how smart contracts can replace intermediaries and offer seamless transactions between companies and individuals.
Every case presented in this chapter starts with a business issue that enterprises meet and struggle to overcome while explaining how blockchain facilitates resolving the issue. This chapter will illustrate which existing projects and initiatives were created to respond to these business...
